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Amit Bhatt, 42, of Denville was charged with sexual assault by contact and child endangerment, records show.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said a joint investigation by members of his Special Victims Unit and Lyndhurst police “revealed that (he) sexually assaulted the victim."
Bhatt is accused of masturbating in front of the child, court records show.
Bhatt, who has a practice in West Caldwell, was graduated from Rutgers University and received a Master of Business degree in accounting from William Paterson University, was also wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Parsippany-Troy Hills, according to Bergen County Jail records.
A Superior Court judge freed Bhatt from the jail late Wednesday following his arrest the day before, records show.
Musella thanked the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and police from Lyndhurst and Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department for their assistance in the investigation.
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